Fiat has come up with a few special features for the short two-seater, which, according to the press release, carries "the spirit of a summer on the Riviera". Among other things, a fan and a shower are to be available as extras. Door applications with wood effect are available for the closed version.

Strips for the soft top can be selected for the open version. At the rear, both versions carry a box for luggage transport. The open body variant has open door openings with ropes, while a sun visor on the roof is available for the closed version.

Sustainable Urban Mobility

Topolino, little mouse, that's how the Italians affectionately christened the very first Fiat 500 from the 1930s. And since Fiat with its retro companions like the 500 or the future 600e (AutoSprintCH reported) is currently doing very well, the developers have not only designed their first car in the Sustainable Urban Mobility category, SUM for short, with a retro look, but also given it a retro name. Good news for young car fans in particular.

Range of 75 kilometers

The 2.41-meter-long Topolino, which weighs around 500 kilograms, can be driven from the age of 15, depending on the country. As with the Ami and Rocks-e, 6 kW of power must suffice for a maximum of 45 km/h. The 5.5 kWh battery transports the e-Topolino around 75 kilometers. When and whether the Fiat Topolino will also be available in Switzerland is currently unknown.

fiat.ch

In good condition, classic Ferrari models are worth high millions. A Formula 1 car driven by Michael Schumacher, for example, sold for more than 14 million euros, and even a LaFerrari can fetch millions at auction. Buyers are said to have paid as much as 70 million euros for a 250 GTO. But a million euros for the remains of a red one?

Even in scrap condition, the cars from Maranello still seem to be worth a lot. The auction house RM Sotheby's is convinced that the Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider from 1954 - or what remains of it - will find a buyer on August 17 who will pay more than one million euros.

Original reached 235 km/h

In the first series, 13 examples of the 500 Mondial Spider were built by Pininfarina. From 1954 Scaglietti (gallery center) took over the body production for the remaining copies. The crashed car offered is the second 500 Mondial built. It is rusted, dented and burnt out. Seats and wheels are completely missing. The original sprinted to 100 km/h in six seconds and managed a top speed of 235 km/h.

rmsothebys.com

Motorworld Region Zürich in Kemptthal (gallery above) and Autobau Erlebniswelt (gallery below) in Romanshorn will each celebrate their event premieres for the Goodwood Revival Swiss Edition 2023 from September 8 to 10. The two locations will be connected in an original way in cooperation with Open Air Tours and Rent a Classics.

Wardrobe matching the vintage car

This special event brings together visitors - preferably in classic outfits - with their vintage vehicles. Families are also welcome, after all there is a lot to see. The special feature: At both venues, not only will the live broadcast of the British event flicker across the screen, but the entire supporting program on site will also be geared to nostalgic automotive highlights.

Shuttle with Büssing double-decker bus

Between Motorworld Region Zürich and Autobau Erlebniswelt, a historic Büssing double-decker bus will shuttle guests on the Goodwood weekend in a trip lasting around an hour. In addition to the livestreams, visitors can also discover the special features of the locations. The Autobau awaits with its unique vehicle collection including the Aston Martin archive and the Clay Regazzoni Honor Room, and the Motorworld Manufaktur Zurich Region offers exceptional vehicles, lifestyle and culinary diversity.

thevalley.ch
autobau.ch

In the first five months of the current year, 54.3 percent of newly registered vehicles were fully or partially electric. Compared to 2020, the share of new electrified cars in Switzerland has thus almost doubled. Glatt wants to take this trend into account.

Consultation and special offer

With a special exhibition on e-mobility in cooperation with Garage Emil Frey Zurich North, customers will have the opportunity to obtain first-hand information. From August 8 to September 16, the latest e-models from Peugeot and Volvo will also be on display. In addition to on-site advice, there will be a special offer where Glatt customers can apply for one of the 60 e-cars.

Rageth Clavadetscher, General Manager of Glatt: "With this special exhibition, we want to give our customers an understanding of e-mobility and offer them the opportunity to discuss their questions with experts on site."

Insurance, laundry, voucher

For 175 francs a month for a Peugeot E-208 (gallery) and for 250 francs a month for a Volvo XC40 Recharge, customers can drive a new electric car for a year. The price includes insurance, one free wash per month and a 600 franc voucher for charging at Glatt.

Christof Reutlinger, Managing Director Emil Frey Zurich North: "Sustainability is the megatopic in the automotive industry. Our goal is to get even more customers in the Zurich region excited about cars with electric drives."

For more information, interested parties can find HERE.

smooth.ch

Lamborghini is known for its relationship with bold and often unique car colors. 60 years after its founding, the company is celebrating this symbiosis by tracing the evolution and importance of colors for the individualization of its supercars. Ferruccio Lamborghini wanted to appeal to a wide variety of customers and, above all, give them the opportunity to make their cars as unique as possible.

Delicate, soft shades

The first models, Lamborghini 350 and 400 GT, reflected this philosophy with a variety of beautiful colors. Fashion at the time called for delicate, soft shades, including pastel tones. Lamborghini then experienced a true explosion of color with the Miura in 1966. The model lent itself to bold hues, and the clientele had changed. The Miura attracted younger customers who often excelled in their jobs and careers and were less associated with traditional style.

Thus, there were only a few Miuras in black or white; many came in bright green, orange and yellow. British model Twiggy, an icon of the time, chose the color lime green with two orange longitudinal stripes for her Miura S. The Shah of Iran ordered one of his four Miuras in the color Bleu Ischia Metallizzato, combined with white leather interior.

SUV in the color Verde Speciale

With the appearance of the Countach from 1973, the color options also evolved. Canadian Walter Wolf chose a special red with black fender flares, gray rims and mustard-colored interior for his LP 400. The four-seat Espada was often ordered in bright colors like Oro Metallizzato, and even the LM 002, an unconventional SUV from the Sant'Agata-based brand, was made in special colors - such as the one-off for a Japanese enthusiast who requested the Verde Speciale color. It was in fact a shade of blue.

Paint finishes according to customer requirements

Lamborghini's tradition of fulfilling customer wishes as far as possible became official in 2013 with the opening of the Ad Personam department. This allows customers to choose from an almost infinite number of color and equipment combinations or create their own on request.

In January 2016, the first studio was set up at the factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese. Customers can visit the company's headquarters and customize their car. Production of the Aventador finished with almost 90 percent ad personam vehicles. For the Huracán, the figure is a solid 80 percent, and for the Urus, around 70 percent. Today, there are more than 360 colors to choose from.

lamborghini.com

X3 is not so much the model name, but rather the indication that this monster is three times the size of a normal Hummer. It is nonsensical and almost undriveable, but there is room for this and other incredible cars in the unusual collection of Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan.

All vehicles of the sheikh are exhibited in OffRoad History Museum in Al Madam, which holds the largest 4×4 collection in the world. After all, in several halls you can see more than 700 off-roaders, including original conversions of well-known brands. Experience the most unusual specimens You in video.

Dump truck size

The Hummer H1 X3 is as big as a dump truck. With a height of 6.6 meters, a length of 14 meters and a width of six meters, the transport of this off-road vehicle requires the use of traffic police officers and roadblocks. In every way, it is an extraordinary means of transport that makes the other cars and the original Hummer look like toys.

Bathroom and a kitchen

The H1 X3 is powered by four diesel engines and there is room for a bathroom and kitchen in the huge two-story cabin. Several people are needed to operate it, making even short trips a real challenge for everyone involved, especially the driver. But that is certainly of secondary importance to the sheikh, who owns three other museums in Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.

enam.ae

Compared to July 2022, which was still characterized by severe supply restrictions due to the parts shortage, the 18.7 percent increase is significant and gives hope for a better future. At the same time, however, the lag of around 27 percent compared with July 2019 shows that the pandemic-induced market decline has not yet been overcome. Since the beginning of the year, 142,351 new cars have been registered, a good 40,000 fewer than four years ago.

No reason for great euphoria

However, the fact that the recovery trend in monthly new registrations compared with the previous year has continued for the eleventh calendar month in a row is cause for optimism. Nevertheless, the current market level is no reason for excessive euphoria.

Auto-Schweiz media spokesman Christoph Wolnik: "Despite the sustained recovery compared to 2022, we have to see how severely the availability of new vehicles was restricted last year. Although the situation has improved, it is still tight. Thus, the 300,000 new passenger car mark will remain a long way off this year."

30 percent models with plug

The market share of vehicles that can be charged via the power grid continues to grow steadily and stood at 29.2 percent in July. Of these, the 3649 purely electric vehicles account for 19.6 percent, or around two-thirds. Plug-in hybrids also increased by 28 percent to 1777 new registrations. Taken together, alternative drives account for 54.9 percent of new registrations this year, making them the majority of the market for the first time in seven months. The detailed figures by brand are available on the website.

car.swiss

Emil Frey Racing's debut in the DTM has been like a roller coaster ride so far. At the season opener in Oschersleben, the team secured third place in the premiere race. Most recently, however, the team experienced a bitter disappointment at the Norisring. Now it's off to the fourth round at the Nürburgring from August 4 to 6. The sprint track for the DTM races measures 3.6 kilometers. On the Nordschleife, the Ferrari 296 GT3 recorded victory in the 24-hour race in its still young career.

Challenge for the team

Technical Director Jürg Flach: "Nürburgring won't be easy because we don't have a paid session and haven't been able to test with the new Ferrari on this track so far. Unlike the Norisring, however, the Nürburgring is a normal race track that also includes disciplines such as medium-fast and fast corners, which suit the Ferrari."

First qualifying on Saturday

The Emil Frey Racing Team completed two 45-minute free practice sessions today, Friday, August 4, at 11 a.m. and 2.45 p.m.. The first qualifying session will then take place on Saturday morning at 09.35. The cars will duel as usual for the first race at 13.30. The second qualifying session will take place on Sunday morning from 09.05. The start of the second race will be at 13.30.

Team Principal Lorenz Frey-Hilti adds, "As a team, it's always special to contest the Nürburgring race. Especially this year, as we will be starting with the Ferrari 296 GT3 for the first time." One can be curious,

emilfreyracing.com
Video/stream @DTM

The Munich transport company Fragner is breaking new ground with the newly built historic Crown Supercoach school bus. The special bus will be used in the future for dinner hopping in Bavaria's capital. It is thus intended to underline the company's commitment to sustainable mobility and the preservation of historic vehicles. Converting existing vehicles can certainly be better than buying new ones, because it saves raw materials and energy for the production of new vehicles. This is how the oldie became a sustainable Goldie.

Tradition and sustainability

Converting the classic car into an electric bus will not only reduce local CO₂-emissions to zero (Galerie Mitte), but also significantly reduces the noise level. The bus can accommodate an exclusive group of dinner-hopping participants and allows them to discover the culinary delights of Munich while admiring the city's historical and cultural sights.

Managing Director Christian Fragner: "We are proud that we were able to realize this project. The environmentally friendly conversion of the Crown Supercoach shows that tradition and sustainability are not opposites."

In operation until the beginning of October

The dinner hopping team will be on the road with the new electric bus until October to present the state capital in a special way to guests and locals. All information about the dinner hopping offer and booking options can be found on the website of the Fragner transport company.

dinnerhopping.eu
Video: SchoolBusBar

When a rental car is cheapest also depends on the demand at the destination. As a rule of thumb, book as early as possible. But a vehicle can also be rented directly on site. However, demand is high in many vacation countries during the peak travel season, and comparing prices on site is more laborious than on the Internet.

For driving a rental car abroad, the age is also important. The minimum age is often 21 years. At the same time, many rentals require you to have held a driver's license for at least one to three years.

Always compare offers

The offers of the rentals differ partly considerably. However, inexpensive offers often lack extras, which you then have to buy on site at a high price. The rule "full tank on pickup, full tank on return" is recommended. In the case of the increasingly available all-electric models, the battery charge level must usually be at least 80 percent when the vehicle is returned.

Insurance is somewhat more complicated abroad. The coverages are often modular and therefore a bit confusing. Important: The private car insurance does not apply here. So you need insurance coverage in any case. It is best to inquire about insurance coverage when you pick up your car on site and include it as needed. Liability insurance is absolutely recommended and usually included in the rental fee, comprehensive insurance is recommended.

Check the condition of the car carefully

If your own smartphone is used as a navigation system, you can do without the chargeable navigation systems of the rental companies. Also make sure that the coverage of your credit card is sufficient for the deposit.

Before driving off and in the presence of an employee of the car rental company, you should get an idea of the condition of the car. It is also necessary to check the tires, underbody, lights and indicators, as well as the windshield wiper and air conditioning. When returning the car, be sure to be on time so that the rental company does not charge for an extra day.

comparis.ch